DOH logs 21,261 more COVID-19 cases

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Thursday listed 21,261 new coronavirus cases to push its caseload to 2,304,192.

Today's figures saw active cases up by 7,500 from the 170,446 on September 15. The Department of Health said two laboratories did not turn in screening results. 

• Active cases: 177,946 or 7.7% of the total
   
• Recoveries: 13,644, bringing the number to 2,090,228
   
• Deaths: 277, or now 36,018 in total

Granular lockdown NCR begins

• The Department of the Interior and Local Government told city authorities and cops in Metro Manila to strictly enforce protocols as the capital region entered the granular lockdown today. 


• Three lawmakers petitioned before the Supreme Court to compel local regulators to allow the use of the veterinary drug ivermectin for treating COVID-19 patients. 


• A network of groups called on the government to address bottlenecks in its pandemic response, saying its strategy has been failing. 


• Student councils of Metro Manila universities urged Comelec to extend voter registration, warning a "massive" scale of eligible voters could be disenfranchised. 


• The Philippines got 753,480 more doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine as part of its procured supply. 

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